Bells Mill Elementary School
Potomac, MD 20854
Phone: (240) 740-0480
District: Montgomery County Public Schools
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades PK,KG,1,2,3,4,5 • 540 students
Bells Mill Elementary School, a public school located in Potomac, MD, serves grades PK-5 in the Montgomery County Public Schools.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 10 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Bells Mill Elementary School is a public school located in Potomac, MD. 540 students attend Bells Mill Elementary School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 10/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2025 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program End-Of-Course data from Maryland State Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 9/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student Growth - Elementary Level data from Maryland State Department of Education, and using 2025 Student Growth - Middle Level data from Maryland State Department of Education. |
Posted: April 29, 2023
BMES provides top-notch public education. BMES helped develop an effective IEP for our child's ADHD and speech delay, while nourishing his talents for math, reading, and music. Teachers, counsellors, and administrators are all excellent.
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Posted: March 8, 2023
I have sent two children through Bells Mill. It is a WONDERFUL school. My children are happy and engaged. There is a strong spirit of community. I don't think I would ever be able to move out of this school cluster because the public schools are so good.
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Parents, get your child to to this school! Bells Mill is wonderful. Caring and helpful staff and teachers, great parent and student body. We've had great experience in Bells Mill coming from minority family.
Posted: November 10, 2019
BES is a great school; this is our first year here and we are having very good experience so far. Very kind and friendly staff, amazing teachers...
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Posted: October 27, 2018
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Our family really loves our Bells Mill Elementary school. Teachers are friendly and awesome. Especially we love after school activity, soccer and computer coding classes.
Posted: April 11, 2015
Wonderful school with wonderful teachers! My kids are getting a top notch education! The staff is fabulous! We are beyond happy!
Posted: October 23, 2013
Bells Mill School offers a warm and welcoming environment where children are taught by enthusiastic and caring teachers. My granddaughter entered Bells Mill School two months before the end of the last school year, a difficult time to make a transition. Her teacher was kind and understanding and went out of her way to make my granddaughter feel right at home. This year, as she began first grade, my granddaughter could not wait to get to school! Every day she hurries across the parking lot to be among the first students to arrive. She never wants to miss a moment with her teachers and classmates. Bells Mill is technologically advanced compared with other schools in our area. They offer a curriculum which in my granddaughter's words is "not too difficult but never boring. There is always something new to learn, and it is always fresh!" What more can anyone hope to find in an elementary school? Friendly teachers, exciting lessons, lovely children, caring families: Bells Mill has it all! I am, indeed, a grateful taxpayer!
Posted: June 11, 2013
We just moved to the area. the school is amazing and our kindergartner was very happy all year round. We were not expecting our child to improve the way she did at Bells Mill in terms of reading, math...etc. They teach the kids to be ahead and they have a great math and science curriculum. Top class school!!!
Posted: March 25, 2013
Phenomenal school in every respect. Great teachers who are challenging and supportive. My daughter is very happy both academically and socially. Afterschool program a plus.
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
| # | Name | Type | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
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| 1 | Old Farm | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Rockville | MD | 2.1 mi | |
| 2 | White Flint | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Rockville | MD | 3.1 mi | |
| 3 | The Willoughby | Condominium/Townhouse | Chevy Chase | MD | 6.4 mi | |
| 4 | Lakelands | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Gaithersburg | MD | 6.8 mi | |
| 5 | Forest Knolls | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Silver Spring | MD | 8.2 mi | |
| 6 | DuMont Oaks | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Silver Spring | MD | 9 mi | |
| 7 | Fox Farm | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Great Falls | VA | 9.1 mi | |
| 8 | Takoma Park | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Takoma Park | MD | 9.1 mi | |
| 9 | Norwood | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Olney | MD | 9.9 mi | |
| 10 | Hillandale | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Silver Spring | MD | 10 mi | |
| 11 | Falls Church City | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Falls Church | VA | 10.4 mi | |
| 12 | Leeway Overlee - N Arlington | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Arlington | VA | 10.4 mi | |
| 13 | Iverly | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Silver Spring | MD | 10.6 mi | |
| 14 | Shreevewood | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Falls Church | VA | 10.8 mi | |
| 15 | Barkley | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Fairfax | VA | 11.9 mi | |
| 16 | Water's Landing | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Germantown | MD | 12.5 mi |
| # | Name | City | State | Overall Rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentlands | Gaithersburg | MD | 7.3 mi | |
| 2 | Silver Spring | Silver Spring | MD | 8.1 mi | |
| 3 | Arlington | Arlington | VA | 8.8 mi | |
| 4 | Falls Church | Falls Church | VA | 10 mi | |
| 5 | White Oak | Silver Spring | MD | 10 mi | |
| 6 | Vienna | Vienna | VA | 10.4 mi | |
| 7 | Georgetown | Washington | DC | 10.5 mi | |
| 8 | West Falls Church | Falls Church | VA | 10.6 mi | |
| 9 | Washington DC | Washington D.C. | DC | 12.3 mi |
| Base | Distance |
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| Walter Reed Medical Center | 4.5 mi. |
| Fort Myer | 11.4 mi. |
| Defense Health Headquarters Falls Church | 11.6 mi. |
| Henderson Hall | 12.4 mi. |
| Pentagon | 12.7 mi. |
| Fort McNair | 13.8 mi. |
| Marine Barracks Washington | 14.1 mi. |
| Mark Center Alexandria | 14.2 mi. |
| Washington Navy Yard | 14.2 mi. |
| Coast Guard Headquarters DC | 14.3 mi. |
| Bolling AFB Joint Base Anacostia | 15.6 mi. |
| NRO Chantilly | 18.3 mi. |
| Andrews AFB | 21.7 mi. |
| Fort Belvoir | 22.2 mi. |
| Fort Meade NSA | 23.6 mi. |
| Indian Head Naval Base | 30.6 mi. |
| Fort Detrick | 31.3 mi. |
| Coast Guard Curtis Bay | 34.1 mi. |
| US Naval Academy | 36.8 mi. |
| Quantico Marine Base | 37.4 mi. |
| Annapolis Naval Station | 37.6 mi. |
| Dahlgren NSWC | 48.2 mi. |
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